DISQUS

Sukhbir · 1 year ago

Did you try this method yourself? Does this work on a Dell XPS 1530? I mean, do you think it will work?

menoob · 1 year ago

Yes I have. Except for those who have tried it on a PC exactly as yours, nobody can guarantee though that it will work in your machine the way I described above. The only way to find out is to try, and if it doesn't work at first, then you have to try other stuff. You can read my other hackintosh posts or you can also head to InsanelyMac.com and do some research. There's a whole bunch of info out there and sometimes it just takes patience. It took me 2 weeks to get my first hackintosh and then I have tried different methods. Some work perfectly, others have minor problems. But with this Boot-132 method, everything works perfect just like my Mac!

Sukhbir · 1 year ago

That is nice to know! One question, I have: It is possible to install Hackintosh to a portable USB 2.0 hard drive? I don't want to mess up my Windows installation!

menoob · 1 year ago

I haven't tried that, so I'm not sure. Try searching it in the forums and maybe someone has done it.

hbp112358 · 1 year ago

yes,I have it installed on a usb drive I use to boot the college computers ;)

Name · 5 months ago

thats awesome. lol. But won't you get in trouble or something?

briant92570 · 10 months ago

Hello menoob,

I was wondering if you assist me a little bit with installation. I have a p4 dual core 2.25 ghz intel on an Intel mobo. 712 Ram and a Rdeon 9200 Graphics card. When I use the generic.iso bootloader it seems to work fine, then when it asks for the binary code I eject the generic.iso and put in the retail 10.5.4 OSX DVD and hit enter. Then it starts reading the disk and says ebios read error 16432736 and says pausing for 5 seconds. It goes to the white screen with the apple logo on it and just freezes there.
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!
Brian

malcolm · 6 months ago

have you let it run . if you leave it about 10-15 minit see what happens it still could be loading

matthews1193 · 4 months ago

hey i read your post, what kind of motherboard do you have?

Jan · 3 months ago

I´ve tried to install iPC OSX86 on eepc 1000HE (http://eeemeetsmac.webs.com/1000series.htm) on an external usb 2.0 drive. Installing and booting works, but then the system freezes.
But I dont think, that it´s because of the external drive.

Elbert · 6 months ago

do you have a tutorial for tiger os?

thanks

crwchf · 1 day ago

First off I am very new to this and have no idea how to create / modify kexts I have been able to get ipc osx86 on my system but have not found anything that fixes isues with my scrolling just folds over on itself instead of the screen scrolling. So I thought I would give the retail install a try and all i get is as soon as it reads original OSX to start install the screen flashes to white and reboots. any help would be great.
Intel Q6700
EVGA 680i SLI
4Gb
9800GTX+

Sukhbir · 1 year ago

Thank you for your help! I will post my experience here as soon as I have one.

colonelpanic · 1 year ago

Good tutorial. I'd like to point out a couple of things though.

Under "step 2" # 3.
Simply hitting Enter didn't work for me with a purchased retail DVD. I had to type 90 and Enter to make it start.

To be fair, I think it would be better to mention, as easy as it may look, that this is not a walk in the park and that it could become a major project for a noob. To get through step 1-4 is in fact relatively easy, unless you get already stuck by picking a Boot 132 image that doesn't even boot. The only one that worked for me and that I finally stumbled across more or less accidentally after 2 days of searching is the BOOT-KABYL-BUMBY.iso. "Accidentally" because it's next to impossible to guess from the name that it has anything to do with an EFI boot CD. (The generic one didn't work on my badaxe2, neither did all the others. Why are there so many different ones in a first place?)

BUT concerning basically everything under "step 5" :
This is where it gets REALLY hairy for noobs and people with a non-IT background, or let's say a non-OSX background.

My first attempt booted exactly once which was the OSX welcome where you enter your basic info etc. After that It wouldn't let me reboot ever again. Neither in safe mode nor by hacking all sorts of kexts from another working Leo install. I'm going to reformat and go for a second try. If that doesn't work I'll stick to my hacked iAtkos install on a MBR disk, something I would definitely recommend for noobs. BTW I'm into this OSX86 stuff for over 2 years....

menoob · 1 year ago

"Simply hitting Enter didn't work... had to type 90..."

Hmm, that's strange. Since you booted from the DVD drive, it should give you the same drive by default (also displays the 2-digit hex you need in parenthesis).

I'm sorry if this tutorial didn't work for you right off the bat. If there is one perfect hackintosh installation, I wouldn't have written all these different tutorials (see "Related Posts" below article). Readers can choose to use iATKOS, Kalyway, etc. but they can still run into problems because of different hardware. For me, if anyone wants to build a hackintosh, this method (Boot-132/Retail OS X DVD) is the best so far as I explained above.

chubbs · 1 year ago

Hi, i tried the above with pretty good success, - i have the same motherboard, the only issue i have is time machine does not work. the error i get is 'the backup volume could not be found'

it sees my external usb drive and this drive works fine with TM on my other h-tosh kalyway build. the best info i could come up with is the problem is with the IOnetworkingfamily.kext.. i tried a few different ones. and no change, any ideas? almost perfect, but not quite!

thanks
a menoob fan

menoob · 1 year ago

Hi, I haven't tried TM as I only use my hackintosh as a hobby for testing new installs and updates, hence no need to backup data. However, I did try it just now and true enough I got the same error as yours. So I tried adding to my EFI string. Here's what I did:

If you followed my tutorial, you know I used EFI strings on my graphics device (7200 GS). So what I did was to use EFIStudio and again added my Display device and this time also added the Ethernet device. Then just write the resulting Hex strings to the com.apple.Boot.plist file. Reboot and setup your Time Machine. Mine is now performing the backup! :-)

colonelpanic · 1 year ago

I think the problem I had is with the chameleon install. Perhaps it's just buggy. It does let you boot off the HD but then everything becomes just like a 'usual' hackintosh, ie. you HAVE to install dsmos.kext, get rid of the famous 'Don't steal...' line in some hidden file, remove CPU power mgmt etc. Things you wouldn't need to do with a hacked distro since direct software update is a no-no anyway. The 10.5.5 straight off software update hosed my install although I followed your instructions to the T.

I can still boot with the boot CD in but that's not really the goal of this, is it? It's really not easy, even for an advanced osx86-er. I'm trying to imagine a noob now...

menoob · 1 year ago

If you followed Step 4 to the T, you don't need to reinstall dsmos.kext after running Chameleon_DFE_for_Hard_disk.pkg. It should already be in the Extra-->Extensions folder. There is also no need to remove "Dont Steal Mac OS X.kext..." and "AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement.kext". The aim is to have something as close to a stock install as much as possible. The fewer you add or remove from what the Retail Mac OS X Leopard DVD has installed, the better; that means compatibility with Software Updates. No need for new patches.

People, including noobs have different ways of understanding things, and finding solutions to problems. Some may take years, others in a few weeks or days.

colonelpanic · 1 year ago

No, sorry man. That was exactly the problem. The folder Extra/Extensions is empty after installing the Chameleon version from the link on this page. Dragging the files from the boot CD before installing chameleon didn't have any effect. It came out empty.

The real problem though is that the importance of the Extra folder and its content is not emphasised enough anywhere. It is absolutely CRUCIAL that the Extra folder contains IntelCPUPMDisabler.kext and dsmos.kext - at least those two, I'm not sure about the others. Anyhow, without this folder and these files OSX will not reboot and get stuck in a kernel panic. Also you won't be able to do the vanilla software update. It's not only about having the EFI emulater do the boot correctly but ESPECIALLY about these kext files.

I think most tutorials are way too vague about this point.

menoob · 1 year ago

I don't know why your folder came out empty but I'm just telling it the way I did it, and I did the procedure twice on different partitions of my hard disk before publishing the tut.

There is no way I can anticipate all problems that may happen to suggest different ways of doing it in case one method fails, that is why I have added outside links for further info. You can't come out with a comprehensive hackintosh tutorial in a blog that will have all the answers. That will require a very thick book. Still, there are those who benefit from short and simple tutorials.

Anyway, thanks for your comments and I hope you are able to build your ideal hackintosh.

colonelpanic · 1 year ago

Sorry if I come across harsh. I'm just being devil's advocate.

You will never get a message across by being vague.

menoob · 1 year ago

No problem man. :-)

Sukhbir · 1 year ago

Hi!

I just am about to get the retail DVD, wanted to ask you something. Using this method, can I safely install the combo updates from the Apple site?

menoob · 1 year ago

Yes. That's what this method is for... so you can install updates directly from Apple. No more patches needed.

Check out my post:
http://menoob.com/2008/09/16/update-your-hackin...

Sukhbir · 1 year ago

Thank you. Your help has been most invaluable :)

janik29 · 1 year ago

Menoob , I have same video card Nvidia 7200GS XFX and I am having hard time to QE/CI to get work. Would you please post steps you did to fix your card? Thanks in advance

menoob · 1 year ago

Use EFIStudio to build your device string.

Select "Display" and then select your video card from the drop down list (i.e. nVidia GeForce 7200 GS - 128MB).

Click Add Device. This will create your device Hex String.

Click "write to com.apple.Boot.plist".

You can also do it manually by copying the Hex String to Clipboard and pasting it in the Boot.plist Editor.

Make sure you delete any video kexts not part of the original OS X install (ex. natit.kext, NVinjext.kext, Nvkush.kext, etc.) in both the /System/Library/Extensions folder and the /Extra/Extensions folder.

janik29 · 1 year ago

Hmmm I am out of words!!!

IT WORKED LIKE A CHARM!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks you very much.....................

I was working on this Video Card fix for 4 str8 days and nothing would work, even all kext used to work in pre 10.5.5 version didn't do job. I even tried using different Video cards but most of them worked showing high resolution but without QE/CI.

I had my hackintosh for almost 4 months when I installed it using Kalyway and suddenly it broke cause when I upgrade iTune I forgot to check out OS X upgrade and I was very upset. I used your steps to install OS X and it was up and running within 15 min on my Dell XPS 420 using second drive.

At least I saved all my doc/pics/songs/movies of my Hackintosh to my McBook Pro but it almost filled up small drive of laptop.

Appreciate your effort and help!!!! Two Thumbs UP :-)

Thanks again

menoob · 1 year ago

More than glad to help. :-)

drummerdb · 1 year ago

Any reason this shouldn't work if I use a separate hard drive instead of a partition? I'll be doing vista/OSx86 on an EP45 board :)

menoob · 1 year ago

It should be no problem at all. I have my Vista on a separate hard drive too!

drummerdb · 1 year ago

Excellent to hear! What method do you use for dual booting out of curiosity.

menoob · 1 year ago

If I will be using Vista more often than OS X, I will place my Vista Drive as priority in my BIOS settings. I use EasyBCD to give me the boot options where Vista is the default and OS X as second option.

But if I want to use OS X more often, I will place my OS X Drive as priority in BIOS. When it boots, pressing F8 on Darwin boot loader will provide me with my MainOSX Partition (main) as default and TestOSX Partition as second option. Now, if I want to boot to Vista, just pressing Esc will provide me with a prompt where I can enter a two-digit hex, and typing 81 will display my Vista partitions.

Simple. No need to mess around with complicated boot configurations!

Johnny · 7 months ago

Hi,
I have installed Vista ans OSX Leopard on separate HDD's just like you. You said above that you are using EasyBCD to modify your Vista Bootloader. I would like to do the same thing. When I add the entry in EasyBCD, I need to select the drive I have installed Leopard on and it does not show up (the Mac drive format is not supported in Vista). How did you manage to get the Vista bootloader to find your MacOSX install on another drive? I am currently using the BIOS to select which drive I boot to, but the Wife thinks this is too hard :)

Thanks,
Johnny

Bob Underwood · 1 year ago

Would you mind posting the details of the actual hardware combination that you used, or that you would choose for the most trouble-free install? A newegg wish-list would be super, but any other specifics welcome.

Many thanks --- Bob.

menoob · 1 year ago

Sorry, I had my hardware specs on my other posts. Anyway, I have a more than a year old hardware that I used to build my first hackintosh, a 10.4.9 Tiger. Since it works well for me, there's no need to change it---for now.

Here it is:

Foxconn G9657MA Motherboard
Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8 GHz Processor
Jmicron 361 Controller
2 GB RAM
NVidia 7200GS (same ID as 7300 SE) - replaced the integrated Intel GMA X3000
Marvell Yukon Gigabit Ethernet
250 GB Hitachi SATA (Vista)
160 GB Seagate SATA (Tiger)
160 GB Samsung SATA (Leopard)
DVD-RW Drive (with IDE to SATA Converter)

You can also check out the insanelymac.com forum where there are several threads that list working hardware for Leopard. Just do a search.

Pete · 5 months ago

hey menoob,
ive tried a bunch of times to get this thing up and running
i can install and run osx until the point where its patched to 10.5.4, and then ive installed chameleon

once i reboot i get hit with "still waiting for root device" error ..
however if i force load all the drivers ( -f -v) then it boots into leopard and most things work fine . . which leads me to think that chameleon isnt loading an IO driver somewhere?

any ideas ?

janik29 · 1 year ago

Menoob,

I too would like to know your actual hardware profile which help you determine success of this procedure.

I installed OS X without issue on XPS 420 but I have hard time installing OS X with newer M/B (Asus P5Q PRO + Q9450 + WD VelociRaptor + XFX 8500 GT).

I was able to flash the M/B bios and install Kalyway 10.5.2 but I am again at same stage where I have to be really really careful doing any auto upgrades.

Would it be reason this process did not work because it has newer version (Intel P45) chipsets?

Thanks

Kal

Cannon · 1 year ago

Hey Kal, I have an XPS 420 as well. Can you let me know (or send me) the Kext files you used to get everything running????

I'm having some difficulties!!

menoob · 1 year ago

Wow, isn't that the quad core? Drools...

Well, I can't help you but you are in luck as some people had success with a P45! Check here:

http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopi...

janik29 · 1 year ago

Which components you having issues? Sound and NIC does not work! Video/NIC and Sound I added separately...

Here is my system config:

Dell XPS 420
Q6600
4GB Memory
Nvidia GeForce 7200GS (use Menoob's suggestion)
WD VelociRaptor 300GB SATA (make sure to put on drive 0)
Compaq Sound Blaster PCI CT5805 (very cheap and works out of box)
Realtek Gigabit 10/100/1000 Mbps PCI NIC MAC (very cheap on Ebay and works out of box)

Install method:

Original OS X came with my MacBook Pro + Menoob's Generic ISO dual boot with XP Pro

Very stable system and no issues so far.

Rohit · 1 year ago

Please tell me what version of Mac OS X Retail did you use for the above installation?

menoob · 1 year ago

Yup, just like what janik29 said below, I'm also using OS X 10.5.

Noel · 1 year ago

Hi there, first off, thanks for the guide, much appreciated. I am trying this method with a dell inspiron 1520 laptop.

I am getting stuck at the point where you put in the dvd and wait for it to read before hitting enter, nothing is happening. The disks I have are the original Mac OS X Install Disc 1 and 2 that came with my 24" iMac. The first one is about 8gb. I have tried both and nothing happens... Even tried some of the other hex values just in case... Any suggestions?

Noel · 1 year ago

Ok ignore that I was able to get the dvd to boot by typing -v -f, but I am getting stuck at the installation. It boots up fine lets me choose a language but then I get a message saying that it cannot be installed on my system. in the log the phrase "unable to determin UUID for host. Error 35." pops up a few times, and then it says installation checks failed. unable to install. Any suggestions on this?

wbatie · 1 year ago

Retail OS X Leopard DVD runs of 10 Sec then ERROR: EBOIS Device error 0x01 block 16432726 sectior 64. Any ideas whould be appreciated.

menoob · 1 year ago

If you are burning your OS X Leopard DVD, try burning it at 1x speed. It will also help if you have a good DVD such as those from Sony, Verbatim, HP, etc. Not the cheap ones.

WBatie · 1 year ago

Using orginal retail Leopard 10.5.4 DVD with cpus=1,-v. Before boot: screen and after img is loaded the message System config file ‘com.apple.boot.S/Library/Preferences/System Configuration/com.apple.boot.plist’ not found is flashed. Loads for 10 sec. then EBOIS error. Continues to boot for some time continues until "Errors occurred while starting computer Pausing 5 sec ". Then final stop at "framework installed". Tried without -v and with -f. No errors but top at apple circle of death sceen. Waited over 60 minutes. Any ideas? Thanks

menoob · 1 year ago

Hmm, an EBIOS error usually has to do with a problem reading the DVD. Try using another one or try it with 10.5.0.

WBatie · 1 year ago

Thanks, I wonder if it is because the manual for the retail DVD says "to upgrade". Did you use a retail DVD or an orginal Install DVD? As I remember when I bought a MAC twenty years ago you had to install the software.

menoob · 1 year ago

You cannot use an "upgrade" DVD. You need the retail DVD that you can install from scratch.

WBatie · 1 year ago

The package says MB576Z/A MAC OS X v10.5.4 RETAIL, but the enclosed manual on page 3
INSTALL LEOPARD
To upgrade to MAC OS X Loepard, insert your installation disc...
To restore....
Then goes on with installation instructions
I see on Ebay intallation disc for sale from new MAC's, that was tthe reason for pervious question.
I have installed Kalyway 10.5.1 and Leo4All 10.5.2 but can not get them to boot.
Thank you again for you time

janik29 · 1 year ago

Rohit,

I used 10.5.0 Version OS X which came on DVD with my MacBook Pro 2.2 GHz.

Menoob,

Thanks for the suggestion, I did knew that forum and spent days for Installation on P45 chip m/b P5Q pro. I tried various modified bios and actually was able to successfully install with Kalyway 10.5.1 few times. But I still felt that system was not stable and I still had quite a few hardware issues.

To make long story short, I returned P5Q Pro and purchased DG31PR Intel m/b. This motherboard supports Quad Core cpu's + have 1333 FSB and it is INSANELY compatible with OSX. Nework + Audio chip works out of box or minimal effort and NO ISSUES at all :-)

Only drawback I found is, this m/b only supports up to 4gb memory, I could have use up to 8 or 12gb for OS X like in P5Q Pro but we can't have it all, can we? I am really happy with stable system I built on this.

Thanks,
Kal

Sophie · 1 year ago

Do you recall what you did to get audio working? I got the same MB, and network out of the box, but audio does not. Did you have to do some kext magic?

Thanks!

Sophie

janik29 · 11 months ago

Sorry Sophie for late reply. Please send me email and I can explain what I did to get audio working.

Thanks,
Kal
janik29@yahoo.com

Abhijeet · 1 year ago

Hi Menoob
Plzzz help me i try to install Mac Os from last 2 weeks.
I have all Pre-requisites
but its stucks on install screen just apple Pinksky wallpaper and loading mouse
i wait 1 hour but no change
i have only one HD 160GB on windows Xp
but i want to format windows xp And install mac OS On It .
i try it but no answer its still stuck on install screen.
plz Help me

My PC
Intel Core 2 Duo E400 2.0 GHz
Intel D945GCCR Motherboard intel i945G Chipset
160 GB Hard disk
2GB DDR2 Ram
DVD-RW Drive

Thanks

ali · 5 days ago

did u get the solution for the problem you had
of installing mac os x on pc (pinkish screen loading)

Ali

Abhijeet · 1 year ago

Menoob plaz Help yaar
i tired man

menoob · 1 year ago

Hmm, not really sure what could be your problem, but it may be the Generic.iso doesn't work on your hardware. Try and check out the different Boot-132 ISOs here:

http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopi...

Topher · 1 year ago

Hey! Great site, and great article. I completed everything with the following issues that I'm still trying to sort out..

About mac... Goes to a blue screen then goes back to the desktop. OSx86 doesn't fix...

Sleep... Goes to sleep then wakes back up immediately but doesn't fully wake up requiring a restart

Restart... Same as Sleep in the sense that it shuts down but doesn't turn back on without fully turning off...

Shut Down DOES work though...

Anyhow, the link on your page regarding replacing the restart .kext doesn't seem to work, so I was wondering if you could point me in the right direction for that one...

Thanks much!

Also, on a side note... Using a bluetooth dongle, I was able to get the mighty mouse to work with no tweeking..! Uber happy :)

Again, thanks for all of this... Very happy!

menoob · 1 year ago

I just check the link on the Restart fix and it's working. Clicking on it should download the "Latest_11_JUN_AppleACPIPlatform.kext.zip" file.

I'm glad you got the most important things working! :-)

Abhijeet · 1 year ago

hi menoob
i tell u what is my problem
first i insert boot132 cd then bootloader promote then in remove boot132 cd and
insert retail mac os install dvd the hit enter two times then DVD bootup then i hit F8
then -v then its load with digostic massges when digostic massges complete
then i see only gray screen and mac os busy mouse point the install is freeze here.
i try lots off time but not work.

NOTE i try lots off commandes enter,-v -y -x, cpus=1 -x -y but not works.
also i try iAtkos v2.0 and ToH both are install sucssesfully and works good
then why retail mac os install dvd not work on my PC.

Plz help me with good ideas i really want to USE Orignal mac os x

My PC
Intel Core 2 Duo E400 2.0 GHz
Intel D945GCCR Motherboard intel i945G Chipset
160 GB Hard disk
2GB DDR2 Ram
DVD-RW Drive

Thanks

bball4life · 1 year ago

I have a very similar problem. I believe i have the retail leopard. When i use the generic boot disk...i get the grey apple screen that freezes. the mouse cursor freezes and i have to restart. then i tried another boot disk, which seemed to work better. i believe it was the modified boot disk. when i used this modified boot disk (its one of the boot disks that you said to give a try) it just loaded like normal and then went to a blue screen...kind of like the leopard blue screen of death? i really dont know what to do and i really need some help here! please can you guide me..with what boot i need or what the problem could be ....my computer specs are below

hp dv6624ca (laptop)
4 gb of memory (1 gb used for shared video card)
1.50 GHz Intel Centrino Duo processor technology featuring Intel Core 2 Duo processor T5250
the motherboard is read as a quanta 30CC and the chipset is a intel GM965
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100
also running vista premium. i would like to dual boot with leopard. PLEASE HELP ME!!

menoob · 1 year ago

I'm not sure what boot ISO will work for your rig cause I haven't tried them all. There are so many out there. You just need to keep on looking and trying from the forums I mentioned. I'm pretty sure something will work for you. It will also help you better understand about hackintoshes.

bball4life · 1 year ago

alright well thanks...if you find anything please email me...i have loiterally looked all day...thats why i have a fast reply...haha. i tried what i could but like i said i either got a frozen grey screen or blue screen...lol but thanks..

dipakbhtt · 5 months ago

just use usb k/b mouse and use D945GCLF boot 132 .iso

Abhijeet · 1 year ago

and soory for my BAD english i wish you understand my problemes

SLAD · 1 year ago

so today i went to the computer store and bought a 8800gt, because i was looking at apple store and saw that they have that as a supported video card. but i did a fresh install like you did , everything working greatly thanks for that by the way. but the QE and the other option is not working?

i did add the string with the efistudio and after rebooting nothing worked.

ps i never installed camalleion thing or did anything after the step to upgrade to 10.5.4

so i sitll use the disc to boot. i want to keep it that way till i get everything working. thanks alot in a adv.

menoob · 1 year ago

Try doing the Chameleon thing (it shouldn't cause problems with your machine), then perform the EFIStudio again to install your device string. Make sure to delete all other video injectors present that are not part of the original Leopard install.

Abhiojeet · 1 year ago

2 Days waiting plz answer man plZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

menoob · 1 year ago

Sorry for not being able to reply immediately. I've been busy with work lately.

First, you need to make sure you are using the retail OS X Leopard DVD (try 10.5.0) and not an "upgrade" version. You may also need to try other boot ISOs (other than Generic.iso). Try looking here:

http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopi...

Just keep on looking and trying them out and try to read on the forums as it will help you better understand about hackintoshes.

Abhiojeet · 1 year ago

ya man thanks i am not sure its Upgrade or Install DVD.
how to cheack its upgrade or install dvd.
and last Quastion how to find Perfact Generic .iso for my hardware
on this link http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopi...
plzz tell me

My PC
Intel Core 2 Duo E400 2.0 GHz
Intel D945GCCR Motherboard intel i945G Chipset
160 GB Hard disk
2GB DDR2 Ram
DVD-RW Drive

Thanks

menoob · 1 year ago

You have to check these things and try it yourself man.

Tex · 1 year ago

Hi there!
I've installed a Mac OS X 10.5.2 on my Acer Aspire 5570Z notebook, but I'm having a trouble with the display.
When I have only the notebook monitor on, the display starts flickering, A LOT!!! Like it's swapping two screens in and out.
When I turn the second monitor on, I get some vertical bars and a black mouse pointer.
The OS works, I can run applications and everything, but it's completely unusable, because of these problems.
Anyone has had this kind of problems?
Is there a way to disable the screen mirror mode without having the second monitor on?
Regards.

menoob · 1 year ago

What osx86 installation did you use? Looks like you need to find the correct video injector for your machine. Search for your notebook model in insanelymac forums and maybe you can find similar problems to yours and their solution.

Tex · 1 year ago

I used this installation:
Leo4Allv2 Universal 10.5.2 AMD/INTEL[SSE2/SSE3]

I managed to fix the problem by unplugging the external display and reinstalling MacOS without removing the previous installation.
It's working fine now, thanks for your help, the only problems now are that my PS/2 mouse and keyboard and my AR5007EG wifi network card don't work.
So, I'm using a USB mouse and keyboard and I'm pluged to the Ethernet. :(

menoob · 1 year ago

Try this to fix your PS/2 problem:

http://rapidshare.com/files/147454425/PS2_Batt_...

Unzip to show kext files. Backup your original kext files and use OSX86 Tools to change the original kexts to those you just downloaded. Perform a disk permission repair.

I think Atheros cards have problems with Leopard. You can try a cheap USB wifi.

Tex · 1 year ago

Thanks again for your help, but I tried what you sugested and it did not work.
I downloaded the kext files and used the OSX86 Tools to install it.
It asked for a reboot, and when it restarted, it gave me the same error.
Do you have any other suggestion?
I've tried a few things that I found on the forums, but nothing worked so far.

topher · 1 year ago

I've had no luck getting sleep to work and am thinking of tossing it out and picking up the same mobo that you used. I want to make sure that the features I need work for you though, as they weren't mentioned in your post...


Sleep...
DVD player...

Thanks much!

menoob · 1 year ago

It's only now that I tried the sleep mode as I do not use my hackintosh often. Anyway, sleeping works but waking up is a problem ;-) I'll look for a solution when I have more free time. Same thing for the DVD player, I have not tried that yet.

drummerdb · 1 year ago

Any guess as to why this happens:

I put in the generic boot CD, get to the point where I put in the leopard CD, starts to load up, get the background with the apple logo and then I get a gray screen telling me I need to boot in 3 different languages. Can't get past it.

EP45-DS3R
Q6600 quad core

strange....other people with my same config haven't had this issue. I have already installed vista on this computer but I've unplugged that SATA hard drive and just have a new untouched 500GB SATA harddrive plugged in.

Any ideas?

drummerdb · 1 year ago

for clarifcation, I've tried disabling all USB devices in BIOS....If I load in -v i just get stuck at: "root filesystem is read-only; skipping kernel link data generation" Then two more lines after that and its just stuck :S

menoob · 1 year ago

Try the grub-dfe.iso instead of generic.iso.

http://www.mediafire.com/?l0wizjmfymn

In BIOS, select AHCI for SATA interface. DVD drive should also be SATA. Use an IDE to SATA converter if you don't have one.

drummerdb · 1 year ago

grub-def.iso worked great! I'm working on peripherals right now. You've been a tremendous help and I wouldn't have gotten here without you.

drummerdb · 1 year ago

everything works so well :) dual boot is a dream.

Petty question, feel free not to answer. With EasyBCD, I can't seem to get it to boot to the Mac OS. It only lists the C Drive. When I add a mac osx86 and then choose it after a reboot, i just get an error message.

AB · 1 year ago

hey menoob i install mac os leopard on my PC its works Very good
but no sound man i try AppleAzaliaAudio.kext but not working.
and i still use Boot CD for Boot Mac OS tell me another way to boot mac os without Boot CD
i use grub-dfe.iso

menoob · 1 year ago

You need to find out what your audio device is and then search for the right kext.

I haven't tried another way of booting directly except what I have described in the tutorial which should work well.

DALS · 1 year ago

Hi so i installed that way on my hp dv6000 everything works besides the touchpad .... can you tell me what i need to do ?? thanks alot

snowmusicman · 1 year ago

Hello menoob , nice guide, thank you. I'm having trouble with my gpu. It's an Inno3d 7200GS 256MB and if I use EFIStudio to install it I just get a blue screen. If I reboot into safe mode it starts blue, then I get to see the login window with full resolution but when I log in it turns blue again. I've tried all the other installers but none seem to work. Maybe you can point to where the problem is, thx!!

Patrick · 1 year ago

I have tried a few different ISOs -- generic, grub, etc. When I run them, right after the initial screen of the grey apple, the apple goes away and then i see a screen that is grey with black rectangles. that can't be working right?

Patrick · 1 year ago

I couldn't never get it with the retail DVD, but a gone some suped of version of Kalyway 10.5.2 and things are running great --- except sound and network!

wbatie · 1 year ago

Bought a new motherboard, GA-945G-GCM-S2C, and finally got 10.5.4 to boot. I make a MAC OS Extended (Journaled) called “Leopard OS”. Run Verify Disk and Repair Disk and everything OK with Volume. The problem is when I try to install that Volume has an explanation mark on it and thus will not allow the software to install. Leo4All v3 installed find. The one thing to point out is the motherboard does not support AHCI, but again Leo4All installs find and sees the Volume “Leopard OS” as well as making and installing on a volume “Leo4All”
I posted earlier about trying to install on a Foxconn P45 motherboard which supports AHCI and the retail version just freezes. Eliminated the ebios error with –f, but never gets to install screen. Still working on this
I would appreciate any suggestion on the gigabyte board. Thanks again.

wbatie · 1 year ago

Fixed the problem. Had to reparation the whole disk drive to GUID. Network work right off. Audio had to install kert, now works. Upgraded to 10.5.5 almost effortlessly. Can not ReStart, added fix provide this article with no effect. Other little quirk is “More Information” button on “About My MAC” works for about 5 seconds and then termination error. Even selecting ignore works for about 5 seconds.

Adrian · 1 year ago

My motherboard is Asus P5K-E Wifi AP
I installed retail leopard dvd with the boot132 generic CD sucessfully. leopard can bootup smoothly.

Next I installed Chameleon for hard disk with success!!!!! leopard still able to bootup

Then I follow the guide to add GFX-EFI Strings for my 8800GT 512 display card
http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopi...

During bootup ,the system loading a shile and it will go in standby mode automatically ( The LCD monitor led is in standby mode)

Any thing wrong with my steps ? or some missing steps I was missed ?

Adrian · 1 year ago

My motherboard is Asus P5K-E Wifi AP
I installed retail leopard dvd with the boot132 generic CD sucessfully. leopard can bootup smoothly.

Next I installed Chameleon for hard disk with success!!!!! leopard still able to bootup

Then I follow the guide to add GFX-EFI Strings for my 8800GT 512 display card
http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopi...

During bootup ,the system loading a shile and it will go in standby mode automatically ( The LCD monitor led is in standby mode)

Any thing wrong with my steps ? or some missing steps I was missed ?

Sean · 1 year ago

Help me Menoobie-Wan, you're my only hope!
I really appreciate any help you can give me.
I have an ASUS p5w dh deluxe
4 gigs Ballistix 800mhz ram
Diamond Ati radeon 2600xt 512
500 gb SATA HD
Sony SATA DVD

I've tried Kalyway 10.5.2 / boot 132 generic iso / several boot 132 iso from Macita with 10.5.4 retail.

Kalyway doesn't do anything when I try to boot off the DVD.

With the boot 132, I start the computer, insert the cd, and press enter when the boot prompt shows up.
I then insert the retail DVD. I get "Ebios read error: controller or device error
block 16432736 sectors 64" repeated 5 times.
It then says "Errors encountered while starting up computer"
It then goes to the gray Apple startup screen with the scrolling thing.
After about 5 minutes, the screen goes to a bunch of pixelated distortion, and the computer freezes.
All of the searching I've done describes errors after install, but EVERYONE seems to be able to get it to install initially. I can't even get that far! Its driving me crazy. I'm a total and complete noob to this kind of thing.
I'm a lifelong Mac user, and don't even own a PC (except the one I've built for this Hackintosh). I consider myself a really smart guy, but I read all these posts about adding kexts to DVDs and its all over my head.
I know you don't know me, and you don't owe me anything, but I'd really appreciate some help. Thanks!
-Sean

Sean · 1 year ago

Forgot to add the processor: q6600 2.4 ghz

gardner · 1 year ago

i am using the generic iso and i am get an error like "Ebios read error: controller or device error block 0 sector 64" what is wrong

gardner · 1 year ago

ok say now it will go to the apple logo but after a short time the dvd will stop spinning what am i doing wrong

jeramiah1945 · 1 year ago

I have 10.5.2 up and running via a Kalyway Distro but I wanted to use your technique. When I take the BootCD out and put the retail Apple DVD in, it starts to boot, and I get the grey screen with the apple on it and then the DVD stops reading and after a minute or so I get the small circle with the line through it. What am I doing wrong? Thanks

Nitish · 1 year ago

Hi...I am new to MAC world. I want to install it within Vmware workstation. Is it possible?? Any suggetions??

Aimeedia · 1 year ago

can i download mac dvd , plz give provide me the link

Jack · 1 year ago

I have an Intel mobo D945GCLF with an SATA drive. First off I need to use BOOT-KABYL-BUMBY.iso to even get my system to boot others return a checksum error and won't boot.

I'm able to get the retail OSX installed but can't seem to locate the correct drivers to make the onboard network and audio to work.

Also, when I install Chameleon it seems to go through ok but when I try to reboot it never boots from the hard drive.

Any help in the right direction would be appreciated.

HC@JKT · 11 months ago

MeNoob,

God bless you, dude !! I am still stuck on 10.4.7 because of my hardware and has been checking out so many configurations (compatibility challenge) before I make my next purchase. But this article came through a local Hackintosh group (in Jakarta) only recently and I am so hopeful to get on Leopard !!

I am so book marking your site !! Thanks for sharing so much !!

Noobimayyetbecalled · 11 months ago

Can i use this method for dual booting?? I made a partition already... I dont really want to install d Jas os x leopard... I want d original os x installed in my laptop... I am currently running on XP...

menoob · 11 months ago

Sure.

What I have:

Disk 1: Windows Vista
Disk 2, Partition 1: Leopard 10.5.6 (Main)
Disk 2, Partition 2: Leopard 10.5.6 (Test)
Disk 3: iATKOS Leopard 10.5.3

leonarddavinci · 2 months ago

hello there.....anybody can help me please.
finally i did a installation on my sony vaio VGN FE31M, but my keyboard and mousepad doesnt work.....im using USB mouse and keys.
I'd like my input keyboard and mouse work......how i woul do it?
Thank you again
Report

s · 11 months ago

Re: video & Nvkush: after you discovered nvkush hiding in your extras/extensions, did you have to do a full OSX re-install? or just re-install Chameleon and then add your video EFI string?

Thanks!

j · 11 months ago

Here is a methos that worked for me on my dell xps m140. Tried yours on my tower and worked easily just thought i would add a link for others that are having probs. you can delete this is I am not suppose to link to things.

http://osx86.thefreesuite.com/leo_intel.phpthod

Abhi · 11 months ago

I have an existing iDeneb install. Can i install this over that? Will it replace all the necessary files? Thanks

KruX · 11 months ago

How to install Mac OS X 10.5.6 on these brand new pocketables?

OQO model 2+
Intel Atom inside
http://www.oqo.com

Sony Vaio P Series Lifestyle PC
Intel Atom inside
http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/serv...

Thanks.

Andy · 11 months ago

i'm getting the mac os x 10.5.6 to boot up but then after the grey apple screen all i see is a light blue screen and nothing happens after that. Any ideas on what i'm doing wrong? Thanks

whoneedsname · 11 months ago

hi there,, I have this non-retail dvd installer of mac os x, I tried your procedures but sadly, it won't work. I can't bye the original one due to insufficient money,, hmm,, please help me... Thanks:D

w3dig · 11 months ago

I do not have the D9 dual layer DVD but have the image of the retail 10.5.6. Is there any way to install with/o DVD? I mean can use like the external USB 2.0 HDD or USB flash driver? Thanks!

chachie · 11 months ago

I keep trying the boot disk and when its loading it gets 6 errors saying the same things about a ebios read error. Is there something I am missing here I am installing OSX 10.5.4 from retail dvd. Please help

Ilham · 11 months ago

Can i install it on aspire 2920 and Desktop with spesifications is; Asus Mobo P5GC-MX GBL, VGA GMA 950, Lan Realtek 8111C PCIe Gigabit LAN controller, Audio HDA Azalia; ??????

Jeff · 11 months ago

how do i install Mac OS X 10.5.0? I cant find it anywhere...

jho4evah · 10 months ago

Hi, when i use the Boot132 DVD it boots my Leopard CD (10.5.0) but half way through booting it comes up grey telling me i have to restart the computer (i believe its having a kernel panic). Any way to fix this?? I am using a HP Pavilion DV2840TX.

Piyush · 9 months ago

i was also having a similar problem but sorted out nw..
jst try selecting different kernel while installing... voodoo wud bst suit you as far as i knw.

ashu · 10 months ago

hey, hi menoob i want to install leopard on my pc but i dont know,does it work on my pc or not? i write my pc confugration as below
Mainbord-Foxconn 45CMX/45GMX/45CMX-K
RAM-2GB
Processer-intel pentium D 2.8GHZ
160 GB harddisk
plz reply me.

varun · 10 months ago

hi i am varun, mainly the problem is mac leopard 10.5 is not installing in my 160GB SATA HDD(segate) in my pc. it's showing the error is "Root device is not found". so, pls help me.

Casey Alexander · 10 months ago

hey guys
I've been trying to get this work for a few days now. . .
I successfully get the Mac OS X Leopard disc to boot but my computer freezes up at the apple logo
I don't know what's causing this. . .
My drive stops grinding after about 3 minutes and it just stays frozen on the apple logo
I'd appreciate any help you guys have
Thanks

- Casey

briant92570 · 10 months ago

Hello menoob,

I was wondering if you assist me a little bit with installation. I have a p4 dual core 2.25 ghz intel on an Intel mobo. 712 Ram and a Rdeon 9200 Graphics card. When I use the generic.iso bootloader it seems to work fine, then when it asks for the binary code I eject the generic.iso and put in the retail 10.5.4 OSX DVD and hit enter. Then it starts reading the disk and says ebios read error 16432736 and says pausing for 5 seconds. It goes to the white screen with the apple logo on it and just freezes there.
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!
Brian

Alexis M · 10 months ago

hey,
I know that I'm kind of late here but I have a couple of questions,
1- is this still the best way to do it?
2- i tried kalyway and it didn't really work out, do i have a better success rate with this?
3- Does this method support more peripherals right of the bat, unlike the other ways?

Nycguy2369 · 10 months ago

I am up and running OS X 10.5.6 Leopard on my Dell Inspiron 530. If someone could help me out that would be great. These are my only two problems other wise it works great.

1. Restart/Reboot Fix: Replace your AppleACPIPlatform.kext with this.

Were can I find the missing parts for this ??????

2. Shutdown Fix: Download and install this.

Were can I find the missing parts for this ??????

3. Also in the BIOS setting how can get the prompt to boot into either hard drive for XP or MAC ?

Info on how to set this up ??????????????

Bios : 1.0.2 3/1/2008
Processor : Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 at 2.40Ghz
Processor: L2 Cache 8192KB
Memory Speed: 800Mhz
Memory Channel Mode: Dual
Video Card : NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT

borj · 9 months ago

hey ive seen your page and it really took the shit outta my head and gave me the itch to convert my pc to mac ( as if im not itching with this stuff few months ago) anyway.. are you from the philippines? coz ive seen your other post and i saw CUBAO on one of the pics of some stuffs about that iphone messages on comp.. any way if you are .. pls send me a holler at my email at muller45@yahoo.com.. and if not ill still wait for one.. really need to get that hackintosh, but the problem is im not that familiar with this cyberwords and other stuffs that you guys are talking about,, i hope that did not offend you.. anyway ill wait.. when you have time just send me a message where i can contact you.. THANX in ADVANCE

Ed · 9 months ago

Thanks for the guide. Clear step-by-step noob guides are unfortunately rare in the hackintosh community.

minddumped · 9 months ago

Thanks for the guide. Helped me a lot in my own setup.

Louis · 9 months ago

AppleACPIPlatform.kext cant find this file any update would be great. Also is there a way to get it boot right into OS X? I still need to select my HD. Lastly great guide.

Cacho_from_GDL · 8 months ago

I don't have a clue...

Cacho_from_GDL · 8 months ago

Hi everybody there!!
i'm having troubles installing MacOs X Retail DVD on a brand new machine, these are the specs:

MOBO:Intel DP45SG
CPU-INTEL C2Q Q9400
2x MEM-DIMM-DDR3 2GB-KIT PC8500 1066MHZ KINGSTON
TV NVIDIA 512 PNY GF9400GT DDR2/PCIE
2x 320 GB HDD S-ATA2( one for MAc, one for Windows) the Macos one on Sata0 on board.


I already have tried with grub-dfe.iso and generic Iso whit -v -f rd=disk0
and nothing works, all i get is a "Still waiting for root device" warning....

Any one, any idea? can help me to get this working? any suggest?

Thanks in advance!!
Have a nice day.

Mak · 8 months ago

Dell Inspiron 1520
Computer Type ACPI Multiprocessor PC (Mobile)
CPU Type Mobile Intel Core 2 Duo T7250, 2000 MHz (10 x 200)
Motherboard Chipset Intel Crestline-GM GM965
System Memory 2549 MB (DDR2-667 DDR2 SDRAM)
Video Adapter Mobile Intel(R) 965 Express Chipset Family (384 MB)
Audio Adapter SigmaTel STAC9205X @ Intel 82801HBM ICH8M - High Definition Audio Controller [B-0]
Network Adapter Broadcom 440x 10/100 Integrated Controller
Network Adapter Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection
BIOS Version A09

I want to install Mac OS iATKOS_v4.1i(Leopard) Please help me.I always stuck with the first loading screen.My e-mail address is Narototalker@yahoo.com
Is there any preparation i must consider? please help

dipak bhatt · 8 months ago

I am havinf Intel Atom 1.6 GHz with D945GCLF board it is boot with Boot 132 CD but IT stuck apple screen nothing goes on will help me

Cacho_from_GDL · 8 months ago

Hello there i wanna make my own Boot 132 via Slimboot, but i dont have a clue about wich kexts to add...

any one can give some advice....pretty pleasee!
thx!

ron · 8 months ago

menoob, i was able to install osx following your instructions but i can only boot into osx with safe mode (-x) is there something i can do to fix this. Thanks for all your work,

theNodge · 8 months ago

I was wondering if anyone knows where I could find Boot-132 Generic ISO. Both the links at the top dont work.

funmacos · 7 months ago

I was following your tutorial trying to install Mac OS X Leopard on my Sony Vaio laptop VGN-S270B.
ONCE I LOAD THE MAC OS X I get the apple grey screen and the computer just stays there no spinning circle etc.

Any solutions? Any help will be appreciated.
Thanks

Putmeon · 7 months ago

EFIStudio and Boot132 aren't work to download (EFI doesn't starts and Boot132 isn't on server)
pls reupp and sorry for my bad englisch :-)

metabesk · 7 months ago

boot*132 let me boot the macosx retail dvd but before dtarting the installation it wanted a reboot and i reboot with boot132 then the macosx dvd it says me the same thing . I'm on a dead end. How can i overcome this?

nexenta · 7 months ago

Hello and thank you for this guides!
I recently installed leo4all v4.1 with success. Everything works fine and is not my first time successful installation using leo4all or iDeneb distributions. However now I face the following issue and I don't seem to find the root of the problem or any help on internet. When I boot to the OSX, the my screen goes black for @2-3 minutes (goes in sleep mode) and after that the desktop appears in his glory and everything seem to work well. Now this is so frustrating because I am so close to have an 100% fully working hackintosh.. Can you please help me in this?!
Thank you very much!

Putmeon · 7 months ago

(i've got a very bad englisch so sorry for this)
What i do:
Start PC
Bios
CD at first
Boot 132 startet
hit Enter
I put the Retail DVD in
wait for the blinking light ends
hit Enter
and then there was the mac apple under it a load animation
after 5 minutes waiting i reboot and start windows to wrote this...
pls help!
icq: 260622689
or here...

Nick · 7 months ago

Hey, thanks for the info. However when it comes to boot from the Appe OSX CD I get the Apple Logo with the spinning indicator that its loading. Then 15secs later I get the no entry symbol and nothing happens. I tried a different retail disk and got a restart your computer message instead. Any ideas? Im using an intel based dell with ATI graphics card.

Thanks

Todd · 6 months ago

Hey nick did you ever figure your issue out. I am frozen at the great apple screen.

wiggyboard · 5 months ago

I'm having the same problem... Either one of you figure it out?

Prock · 7 months ago

menoob can i use this guide if i buy the 10.5.6 dvd from apple http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC094

then do the software update to get 10.5.7, oh an i have an IBM Thinkpad T42p, can u tell me what kext i need or stuff like that

thesportsgeek · 7 months ago

Hey menoob great information and site. I got a question about the retail install. Can you install Leo as a RAID setup using the retail install method.

hirsty · 6 months ago

Hi Menoob, thanks very much for this. For those that get Kernel Panics using Boot-132 on booting the Leopard DVD try grub-dfe.iso (google it). Follow the instructions above exactly but replace anything relating to Boot-132 with your grub-dfe disk. Mine works great Asus p5kpl-cm, for audio use voodooHDA.kext, first delete >System>Library>AppleHDA.kext> then install using kext helper b7.

Everything else works great, thank you!

BigDongle · 6 months ago

Hey I love the guide,

However, In Vista I have shrunk a partition on the vista disk (tried no format and NTFS and without drive letters). I have installed EasyBCD to select in Vista what OS to choose.
I use Grub to boot and insert retail disk and all loads fine I select disk utility to reformat partition, click erase but when I quit Disk Utility the install then says you cannot install on this disk.
What am I doing wrong, is this the right format? or do I have to reformat the whole hard disk drive to install OS X. I want to keep Vista as main system (its preinstalled and don't have a copy). I used GParted to reselect the boot volume.

What is the partition preparation required to dual boot?

Any suggestions would be grateful!
Cheers
BD

Michel · 6 months ago

Dude, I'm using your how-to as a basis for my supermicro X7DAL-E board with dual 5345 cpu's, 8GB and dual monitors on a 7300gt. Except for the ALC650 sound on the board, it all works like a charm.
Using an edirol usb ua1x with optical outs instead of the onboard sound.
No problems whatsoever. Great work!

alex · 6 months ago

Menoob, great work, I have been looking for a noob guide like this for a while, the simple step of changing the disk when you said got me to the grey apple logo screen.

However, know i get there, and the gear spins, but after a while i get a small circle with a line through it, overlayed on he main screen. its sort of highlighted, while the grey apple logo screen is in the background faded...

any help?

oh i have the original 10.5 retail and i tried your generic.iso and also the boot BOOT-KABYL-BUMBY.iso also.

cheers

piju · 6 months ago

nice post dude,
i never try this before,
but will try it someday
>:)

Justo · 6 months ago

Hi great tutorial, may i ask if you need to adjust BIOS settings like kalyway tutorial or does the boot 132 adjust them automaticaly

Jugesh · 6 months ago

After struggling with MAC installation for several days, I finally found a blog. I believe to help all of u guys who are stuck somewhere or the other.
Kalyway, iPC, iAtKos
I bet this is the easiest way to do it. Install Mac OS X Leopard OSx86 on PC & Dual Boot with Windows 7, Vista / XP
http://www.taranfx.com/blog/?p=1204

Testing · 5 months ago

Hi, thanks for tutorial man. Now for the not so fun part. Can anyone tell me what could be going wrong on my install. I have original retail DVD of OSX and use BOOT-KABYL-BUMBY.iso with it. I can boot up, get the white apple screen and when I get to the screen with like purple light and stars (I guess it's desktop picture of OSX) it just shows the mouse cursor as a colorfull circle, and it keeps spining for hours withouth going further into install(I let it run for hour and a half, just keeps spining). So I don't come to all the install optios of OSX, I'm just stuck on that screen.

I have Zepto nox a15 machine with
Chipset
Intel® PM45 + ICH9-M
Processor
Intel® Core 2 Duo 2, 1066MHz FSB
Graphic
NVIDIA® 9650M GT 512MB GDDR3
Ram
4 GB

Can anyone help me please with what could be going wrong and how to get further with the install?
Thanks!

Paul D · 5 months ago

u cannot install from retail dvd directly.
check the comments here http://www.taranfx.com/blog/?p=1204

Jonas · 5 months ago

When i boot the dvd in verbose mode it loads for a long time and then goes to a blank screen and nothing responds. I have tried everything possible. Dell Dimension 3000 2.8GHZ p4.

Charles · 5 months ago

I had my first attempt today but it failed.

Here are my specs:

Asus P5N-E SLI - (NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI chipset)
Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 1.8GHz
Asus EN7600GT 256MB GDDR3
1GB Cosair Value RAM (x2)

I had 2 DVD ROMs actually. One of the is Asus and the other one is Samsung. For booting with Asus DVD drive, I can only go as far as I need to restart the even when the white screen appears. As for booting up with Samsung DVD Drive, I keep getting timeout errors. I'm not very sure why both DVD drive respond differently but I'll keep trying again. It may be also that it's a nForce chipset that cause the problem.

Please advice on what could go wrong.
Many Thanks.

charitha_pdn · 5 months ago

Please help me,
I tried to install Leopard on my HP 6530s notebook. I used generic.iso also. First I boot with generic.iso & used mentioned proper way. Then I put Original Mac Liopard (Mac OS X Version 10.5.7). After that it came to gray screen with apple logo and rotating circle. After One or two min one that screen small white circle with cross bar appeared. Then system freeze at there. Plsese tell me what I have to do. Please............

Shaka · 5 months ago

same problem here though i found out on some threads that you may need to backtrack to 10.5.2 since your motherboard has been overtasked and refused to proceed, it worked for me sometime ago bursting my newer version dream
good luck

charitha_pdn · 5 months ago

thanks dude....

is there any way to proceed with Mac OS X 10.5.7
because i want to work with iPhone SDK 3.0. it only support with 10.5.7.
So is there any way to proceed.
thanks again Shaka....

[Please help me,
I tried to install Leopard on my HP 6530s notebook. I used generic.iso also. First I boot with generic.iso & used mentioned proper way. Then I put Original Mac Liopard (Mac OS X Version 10.5.7). After that it came to gray screen with apple logo and rotating circle. After One or two min one that screen small white circle with cross bar appeared. Then system freeze at there. Plsese tell me what I have to do. Please............]

mjptango · 5 months ago

for those that have the spining wheel after the LAc os X DVD starts to load
Try:
http://www.ihackintosh.com/2009/05/still-waitin...

It maybe that mac install cannot find the hard disk.
Do try F8 -v for more info as suggested

mjptango · 5 months ago

This one is better still:

http://apple2pc.blogspot.com/2008/05/still-wait...

michael

Alex · 5 months ago

Thanks for this startup I was able to totally install the 10.5.4 family pack on a Lenovo Thinkpad T60. The whole thing went without the slightest hiccup ! Wonderful.
Took about 1 hour to full install. I immediatelly upgraded to 10.5.7.
Finally, I have installed the Xcode 3.0 SDK, which also went wonderful !
I am in business.
No, I am just to happy :-)
I just need to work on the "2 partitions" setup so it can boot straight from the hard drive without having to keep the boot132 on the CD rom, but other that, very good !!!

charitha_pdn · 5 months ago

Alex please give me more details of it, I'm also gonna build a hackintosh using my HP 6530s notebook, I tried with MAC OS 10.5.7, but I couldn't. please tell me how you made it success ??????

Name · 5 months ago

I was wondering how come everytime i boot up the Boot132 CD it boots up fine and everything then i put in my retial 10.5.4 and 10.5.6 discs and then it gets to finishing loading with the spinning circle under the apple logo and just reboots the computer. then when i put it in verbose mode the last line i get is fixEnetFlowControl. then Mach Reboot. Please Help Me

dipakbhtt · 5 months ago

hello sir thanks for your guide but i got one problem with graphics i cannot change my resolution it is fix at 1024 x 768 i got GMA950.pkg but it only work with 10.5.4 after update with 10.5.6 or 10.5.7 i got this problem please help me

wiggyboard · 5 months ago

Ok, I'm stuck on the end of step 3. I do what it says and then I get stuck on the boot screen with the grey apple logo and a "no entry" symbol right above it. I'm at a loss, I've tried some of the things people have posted about hitting F8 and then entering "rd=disk0" or something similar, but nothing even happens when I hit F8. I'm doing this on a Compaq Presario C500 laptop. Any help would be much appreciated.

Chase Hayes · 4 months ago

I have followed the instructions, but when I insert my generic.iso disc, I get the error "ISOLINUX 3.63. 2008-04-10 isolinux: Image checksum error, sorry... Boot failed: press a key to retry..."

I'm not sure what to do...

mostafa179 · 4 months ago

I am considering to build my own Hackintosh. But before I jump into this project, I was wondering if the newer Core 2 Duo and motherboards are compatible with this tutorial. I noticed that the processor and mobo you used is no longer sold by Newegg. Any help would be great, thanks!

P.S.: What do you mainly use your Hackintosh for? How's the performance comapred to your MacBook Pro?

Alex · 4 months ago

Remember that the MacMinis are equiped with Core Duos. I happen to have one of the lastest issues of the Mac Mini, 2Ghz.. fine little sucker, but pricey....

I also have installed the 10.5.4 (and upgraded to 10.5.7) using my Lenovo T60 Thinkpad. Yes, it's a Core Duo, 2CPU, T5600 Running @ 1.83 Ghz. I feel no difference in performance at all.

I use my hack-intosh mainly for development in Xcode as the other one i have it also used by my partner for development and when one is using the simulator, the other cannot use it, so I decided to give a try on the Thinkpad I use for "other" work. No regrets here.

One of the key points in getting things started is to have the right set of "drivers" built into the boot132 cd. I was fortunate enough to find the right set at ( http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?show... ) where MACinized made a collection of boot132 custom for certain systems. Scroll through the limited list.. you may be lucky enough to find what you need there.

For folks who are having reboots, that is a clear sign that one (or some of ) the kexts are wrong for your hardware. kexts (kernel extensions) are like device drivers. If the install tries to load one of them and it's wrong for your hardware, things will go bad, being reboots, the most common symptom. This is a though situation for a novice on the realm of hackintoshes, but it's not impossible to solve. Read the link above which has links to other posts.

Sorry but I cannot help for specific kexts for your hardware. If you have nothing to start with, the best thing to do is to fetch the hardware that matches one of thost boot132.

-Alex

williamg · 4 months ago

Hello

I have a HP Media center Pc 2008 - Inter core 2 Quad cpu q6600 2.40 Ghz memory 3.00 GB 32 bit operating system Total size of hard disk(s) 615 GB
Disk partition (C:) 307 GB Free (456 GB Total)
Disk partition (D:) 1 GB Free (10 GB Total)
Media drive (E:) CD/DVD
Disk partition (F:) 89 GB Free (149 GB Total)
Media drive (J:) CD/DVDCD/DVD
Media drive (N:) CD/DVDCD/DVDCD/DVD

Graphics
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Display adapter type NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS
Total available graphics memory 1535 MB
Dedicated graphics memory 256 MB
Dedicated system memory 0 MB
Shared system memory 1279 MB
Display adapter driver version 7.15.11.6230
Primary monitor resolution 1152x864
DirectX version DirectX 10

Network
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Network Adapter Realtek RTL8168C/8111C Family PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet NIC (NDIS 6.0)
Network Adapter Microsoft Tun Miniport Adapter

Please let me know if this will work for my computer. Thank you very much :)

damian · 3 months ago

yes!!!

tychocity · 4 months ago

My experience with asus motherboard, in spanish.

http://tychocity.blogspot.com/

thanks!!

matthews1193 · 4 months ago

menoob, what type of motherboard did you have when doing this install????

Ezzat Chamudi · 4 months ago

Do you have any video or screenshot step by step

joey · 4 months ago

is this procedure applicable if i use 10.5.6 DVD?

farizaerra · 4 months ago

My Mobo is ASUS P5Q Pro, Mac Retail 10.5.6 installed, update to 10.5.7 but quartz extreme not supported. Any suggestion?

topspin2000 · 3 months ago

Great Tutorial & Forum - just wanted to put this hardware profile out there - Vostro 220s - 2.8 GHz Core 2 with Intel G45 chipset and asus ati 3450 pcie w/ hdmi - The generic Boot 123 worked fine but you must turn off in advanced bios all the settings first. The OSX install & update to 10.5.4 went smoothly and Chameleon worked as advertised. Since I'm using this hackintosh mainly for downloading and video file conversions, I see no gain in trying 10.5.8.


Wired ethernet works from the start, no sound but I don't need it, and I have to type "Graphics Mode"="1280x1024x32" at the boot prompt, otherwise I get a fuzzy 1024x768. I tried adding the line to the boot plist but that doesn't do anything. Also Toast 8 installs but won't launch...also 5 minute boot time is annoying

Any Tips ?

Voodoo HDA restored sound, toast 10 works for making disk images. Tried all kinds of things in the com.apple.Boot.plist header but still have to enter at boot : "graphics mode"="1280x1024x32"

dipakbhtt · 2 months ago

dear menoob please give me 10.6 snow leopard retail dvd installation guide your 10.5 installation guide help me lot and thanks for that

akg7 · 2 months ago

Hi,
I have got an acer aspire 8930g and i booted upwith BOOT123 iso and then Mac OSX Retail DVD and it get to the apple logo screen and then freezes with the 'banned' symbol on top, how do i fix it and get it working?

I really need to get mac working on my laptop, please help asap

Thanks

leonarddavinci · 2 months ago

hello there.....MY KEYS AND MOUSE PAD WORKS.
SO NOW.....
The only i see dont working propely is my graphic card. (GEFORCE GO 7600 - 128 ram) The image on my desktop looks great but when I have some windows open and move it around then lots of "following windows is open too". Then i need to minimaze and reopen and the windows is back normal again. the only thing i cannot do is move it around.....
I just checked in a safe boot and there is no problem with with my graphic card.....which is very weird! Safe boot is ok, but with normal boot freak windows.
any help will be welcome
cheers
SONY VAIO - VGN FE31M - 1.8 Intel processor Duo core, 2GG memory, Sigmatel audio card (and Fast Track Pro), Intel WirelessPro, Nvidia Gforce Go 7600 (128 dedicated memory)

theboo · 2 months ago

I NEED SOME HELP PLEASE!
Actually the boot process goes pretty fine, then i see a the setup background but the rainbow wheel keeps spinning and spinning forever with no activity either from CPU or Hard disk, what should I do? help!
I use iATKOS 10.5.5 on an Intel Chipset.
By the way, MAC OS runs ok as a native installation... but with vmware i couldn't do it yet!

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traylor1 · 1 month ago

I followed the directions here, After the grey Apple screen I get to the starry sky, but the I just sit with the spinning wheel. This is similar to the same thing Abhijeet was experiencing about a year ago, but never saw any real suggestions.

Someone on another board recommended using a different Distro than 10.5, but not sure where I get it. Can anyone help?

kernelpanic · 1 month ago

my realtek hd audio 3.5 mm jack is not recognized please help!!! it says no output devices found in sound preferences. I tried installing all audio kexts available but i couldn't find a realtek hd.

Tom Sargent · 1 month ago

Hi,
I have a Dell 1520 laptop, that I am trying to dual boot with windows 7, and I have followed the instructions above to install the Mac OS.
I get stuck after I have swapped the Boot 132 disc with the Mac OSx disc. I get a white screen with the rotating circle, then a blue screen, then it goes black and stops working. I have tried using -v and I still get the same problem....
Can you help?

My computer spec is:
Dell Inspiron 1520
Intel Celeron 540 1.86 GHz
1Gb RAM
Broadcom 440x 10/100 Integrated Controller
Mobile Intel(R) 965 Express Chipset Family

Cheers
Tom

fierypianist · 1 month ago

Hi, I downloaded the .ISO thingy and burned it to a disk, and then i re-booted my Dell Dimension 2350. I then pressed "f12" and selected to boot from the disk. All that happens is the screen goes black and then it starts to boot windows normally. this is not what i want. can i have some help with this? much obliged

fullmetal99012 · 1 month ago

I need Help. I have a Lenovo with a Dual Core. and when i boot, it does the Grey screen, and then goes to the spinning wheel and sits there. My HP desktop just freezes at the apple logo, what should I do. I'm using 10.5.6 and the generic iso

fullmetal99012 · 1 month ago

Nevermind, i used the Lenovo Thinkpad kextst iso and it started up. im going to install now and ill post again if i have probs.

ultimo · 1 month ago

Is it kinda same for a Snow leopard menoob ?

Elijah Primachenko · 3 weeks ago

hi

Elijah Primachenko · 3 weeks ago

what is # A retail Mac OS X DVD Installer (not an Upgrade OS X DVD).


Is it Snow Leoperd

timothychew · 3 weeks ago

I am using Asus nvidia 7300gs 256

I try many ways but it will not give me the QE

what should i Do now
and where is the extra enxtion folder

Juju4000 · 1 week ago

When I'm trying to install it just says Loading Darwin/x86 and stays there. The DVD drive isn't doing anything

Javier Carrillo · 1 week ago

I'm sorry for the bad english, I'm from colombia.
I want to know, if I can do this with the snow leopard dvd retail or just I can do it with leopard.

or I have to Install leopard for first and then udgrape to snow.
thanks

bblue101 · 1 week ago

Hi. I downloaded successfully the Boot-132 Generic ISO by following the link. On your instructions you mentioned "burn the Boot132", does this mean i have to burn all the files included on the it or simply the "generic.iso"? I've burned the generic.iso only (not including the other files) and followed your procedures but after inserting the original OS X Leopard DVD nothing happened with no activity at all. Not even booting. Please advise. Thank a lot.

Juju4000 · 1 week ago

Yes, this is the same problem I'm having.

Levanius · 4 days ago

hi all
after bootCD i insert my mac os x dvd and then appears apple logo, after that i select language and then it says "max os x cannot be installed in this computer". PLEASE help i'm new on this so i don't know what to do.
my latpot is HP dv6597 with intel core 2 duo 2.00ghz. and i have max os x 10.5.6 install dvd.
PLEASE HELP
thank you

ralph93 · 17 hours ago

hi guys ... i installed the mac os on my hp pavilion dv6000 ... everything worked out with the installation but when the mac os start loading ... it freezes after 20 seconds ... could anyone help ?? plzzzz